Annotation
Just when 17-year-old Cullen Witter thinks he understands everything about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town, it all disappears. Tinged with melancholy and regret, comedy and absurdity, this novel finds wonder in the ordinary and emerges as ultimately hopeful.
Awards
2011 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books
2012 William C. Morris YA Debut Award , The
2012 Michael L. Printz Award